Gregoire takes BIAW bashing act to Kos, predicts widespread GOP 527 spending

Governor Chris Gregoire, who held a press conference on June 18 on the subject of negative 527 ads leveled against her by the Dino Rossi-backing BIAW, has taken her battle to a national crowd. Gregoire wrote a blog post on the left-leaning blog Daily Kos today to sound a warning to Democrats across the country.

Citing the recent brouhaha over the BIAW's ChangePAC radio ads in Washington, Gregoire suggested that third party attack ads would be prevalent nationally because of John McCain's fundraising gap with Barack Obama.

Below is a sample of what Gregoire wrote about the situation.

In Washington state, my Republican opponent has already given the green light to his special interest friends. The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) is the most powerful special interest lobby in Washington. Despite their benign name, the BIAW's tactics and policies are anything but.

The BIAW's values don't match up with the voters of Washington. As you can see here, here, and here, local bloggers agree. The BIAW has opposed cleaning up toxics in the Puget Sound, opposed fighting global warming and even opposed protecting orca whales. My opponent voted with them 99% of the time while he was a State Senator.

This special interest lobby is my opponent's biggest backer, and has already spent spent $500,000 on radio attack ads that distort my record, and challenge my integrity as a governor and a mother - and it's only June.

Gregoire has been a regular blogger on Daily Kos since 2008 began. She has written three times before on the topics of Barack Obama, John McCain and Boeing, and Republican opposition to climate change measures.

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